Hilde Andrea Nykamp

• Inderberg, Tor Håkon Jackson; Nykamp, Hilde Andrea; Olkkonen, Ville; Rosenberg, Eva & Taranger, Karianne Krohn (2024). Identifying and analysing important model assumptions: Combining techno-economic and political feasibility of deep decarbonisation pathways in Norway. Energy Research & Social Science. ISSN 2214-6296. 112. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103496. Vis sammendrag

  Understanding the political feasibility of transition pathways is a key issue in energy transitions. Policy changes are a significant source of uncertainty in energy system optimisation modelling. Energy system models are nevertheless continuously being updated to reflect policy signals as realistically as possible. Using the concept of transition pathways as a starting point, this cross-disciplinary study combines energy system optimization modelling with political feasibility of different transition pathways. This combination generates insights into key political decision points in the ongoing energy transition. Resting on actor support structure and political feasibility of four main pathway categories (electrification, hydrogen, biomass, and energy efficiency), we identify critical model assumptions that are politically significant and impact model outcome. Then, by replacing the critical assumptions with technical limitations we model a scenario that is unrestrained by assumptions about policy, we identify areas where political choices are key to model outcomes. The combination of actor preferences and modelled energy system consequences enables the identification of future key decision points. We find that there is considerable support for electrification as the main pathway to net-zero. The implications of widespread electrification, in terms of energy production and grid capacity, lead us to identify challenging policy decisions with implications for the energy transition.

• Nykamp, Hilde Andrea; Andersen, Allan Dahl & Geels, Frank Willem (2023). Low-carbon electrification as a multi-system transition: a socio-technical analysis of Norwegian maritime transport, construction, and chemical sectors. Environmental Research Letters. ISSN 1748-9326. 18(9). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/acf67a. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Gonera, Antje; Nykamp, Hilde Andrea & Carraresi, Laura (2022). Incumbents’ Capabilities for Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in the Norwegian Food Sector—an Integrated Framework. Circular Economy and Sustainability. ISSN 2730-597X. 3(3), s. 1299–1326. doi: 10.1007/s43615-022-00234-1. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The urgency of sustainability transition requires large incumbents in the food industry to implement sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI). However, the high concentration of the food sector and the complexity of the sustainability concept make its understanding and overall transition challenging and slow. Incumbents would need to drive the transition by redesigning business models and practices and acquiring new competencies to integrate sustainability into their innovation strategy. This paper has a twofold aim: (I) analyzing the evolution of sustainability understanding over time and (II) evaluating the extent of dynamic capabilities of food incumbents to foster SOI. We developed an integrated theoretical framework combining the theory of dynamic capabilities with aspects of SOI and applied it to the case of the Norwegian food industry. We interviewed eight food incumbents and one food industry association, and we reviewed their annual and sustainability reports from 2016 till 2020. Key fndings show a high strategic activity in SOI, as well as a notable and industry-wide ambiguity about what sustainability means in the food sector. Most companies reveal both an adaptive and expanding behavior implementing conscious sustainability-integrated product and process innovations. Most innovations are incremental without a radical modifcation of business models. Some exceptions have been detected resembling transformative changes. Clear initiatives of moving away from a linear supply chain to a more systematic approach are currently happening through food system collaborations.

• Nykamp, Hilde (2020). Policy mix for a transition to sustainability: Green buildings in Norway. Sustainability. ISSN 2071-1050. 12(2-446). doi: 10.3390/su12020446. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  A transition to sustainability is a systemic shift in the way buildings are procured, produced and used, as well as how the built environment connects to the energy and mobility systems. This study focuses on the role of policy and assesses how the policy mix affects transition to green buildings. The case of the Norwegian construction industry is analyzed through a theoretical framework that cuts across policy domains, it includes a mix of policy instruments, as well as rationales for policy. Results show that the instrument mix is relatively consistent and there is a powerful self-reinforcing dynamic among financial, regulative, and information-based instruments. A small fraction of the industry drives innovation, and policy instruments target different segments of the industry accordingly. The synergies between instruments create a dynamic where policy aimed at the elite and policy aimed at lifting the bottom reinforce each other. This policy dynamic supports a transition by allowing the industry to change through cumulative incremental changes. At the same time there is a need for coordination between policy domains and different levels of governance. Conflicts arise from differences in goals and styles of governance in different policy domains. Findings show that inconsistencies and conflicts are inevitable, these aspects can be counterbalanced by consistency in implementation and by credibility and clear communication from policy makers.

• Nykamp, Hilde (2017). A transition to green buildings in Norway. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. ISSN 2210-4224. 24, s. 83–93. doi: 10.1016/j.eist.2016.10.006. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Nykamp, Hilde Andrea; Geels, Frank Willem & Andersen, Allan Dahl (2023). Low-carbon electrification as a multi-system transition: A socio-technical analysis of Norwegian maritime transport, construction, and chemical sectors.
• Nykamp, Hilde Andrea; Andersen, Allan Dahl & Magnus, Susanne (2023). Exploring transition policy for multi-system interactions: Insights from electrification in Norway.
• Nykamp, Hilde Andrea (2023). Elektrifisering av byggeplasser : Et komparativt perspektiv.
• Nykamp, Hilde Andrea; Andersen, Allan Dahl & Geels, Frank W. (2022). Electrification as multi-system transition: Insights from electrification of construction, transport and industry.
• Nykamp, Hilde Andrea; Andersen, Allan Dahl & Geels, Frank W. (2022). Diffusion as multi-system interaction: Insights from electrification of construction, transport, and industry in Norway.
• Risvik, Einar & Nykamp, Hilde (2020). Lite kjøtt er mer bære¬kraftig enn kjøtt fra storfe som beiter i utmark. [Tidsskrift]. Nationen.
• Risvik, Einar & Nykamp, Hilde (2020). Klimakur 2030 er en mulighet for norsk landbruk. Nationen. ISSN 0805-3782.
• Nykamp, Hilde (2015). Sustainable Building and Industry Transformation.
• Nykamp, Hilde (2014). Learning and knowledge creation in a temporary setting.
• Nykamp, Hilde (2013). Policy mix for Sustainability Innovation In construction .
• Nykamp, Hilde (2013). Energy innovation in construction sector.
• Nykamp, Hilde (2013). Policy Instruments affecting Sustainability Innovation in Construction.
• Nykamp, Hilde (2012). Defining Characteristics of the Technological Innovation System for Zero Emission Buildings.
• Nykamp, Hilde & Gonera, Antje (2020). Bærekraft og innovasjon i Norsk matsystem . Nofima AS. ISSN 978-82-8296-640-5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Bærekraft blir viktigere og viktigere for forbrukere, for bedrifter og for myndighetene. Denne rapporten studerer bærekraft og hvordan bærekraft er en driver for innovasjon i matbransjen. Vi søker å oppklare hva vi mener med begreper som matsystem og bærekraft, og hvordan disse henger sammen. Videre belyser vi aktuelle teoretiske perspektiver som bidrar til å forstå systemisk endring mot et grønt skifte. Til slutt rapporterer vi en del foreløpige resultater og gjennomgår hvordan store aktører i Norsk matbransje definerer og jobber med bærekraft og innovasjon. Rapporten er et utgangspunkt for videre forskning på tema.

• Nykamp, Hilde; Skålholt, Asgeir & Ørstavik, Finn (2011). Sikkerhet i komplekse prosjekter: En undersøkelse av tiltak for sikkerhet, helse og arbeidsmiljø i fire byggeprosjekter. NIFU Nordisk institutt for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning. ISSN 978-82-7218-792-6.

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